New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-01
herr SEIDL AND BERLIN
THE coXDucroR's RELATIONS WITH SEUxAxx AND
nRrMIN

THE CONDUCTORS RELATIONS WITH NEUxAxx AND
BREMEN.
There was . great deal Of curious speculation among
musical people yesterday touching the meaning OF The
cable dispatch from Berlin relative to the cancellation e
Herr seidYs engagement musical director OF the hoy
Opera by the Intsndxnt General. Graf Won Hochbers
The circumstances under which Herr sedl and Angelo
Neumann parted company afew years back madeit pus
zle those familiar with operate affairs n Germany
as to the grounds under which Neumann could protest
against the engagement Of seidl at Berlin.
For some time after Herr seidl left the house Of wag
ner At Beyreuh he travelled with Ncumann conductor
OF the Richard Wagner Theatre" When Neumsnn was
called to Bremen a. conductor Of the stadt Theatre
he took seidl with him. The two had been In
the employment OF the municipality OF Bremen
long before Neumsnn received call to the opera -
Prague which promised to him larger monetary 70
ward. II Is generally known that ct that time
he attempted to persuade seid Fraulen Klappsy tho
prma donna OF the Bremen Theatre and other artists 70
break their contracts with the City Of Bremen In order
to go with him to Prague The Bremen Senate, however.
took energetic action In the case and dissolved
t would release sedi to his 10 oo
stenger. who was promptly appointed In MS place
sa s ,s s sss Srss
out OF his coming to New-york without leave
we Sssws'n tsear. 'nS ... fact. ssas
the initiated arc unable to imagine by what riSht Nsu
mann interfered with the Berlin engagement 0raf vJn
Hochberg having publicly affirmed month or two ago
FROM the Bremen direct0r tue
of all claims Herr sedl far ~ the Berlin Royal
Opera concerned. -, ~...
10 o device ON the part either OF Graz von
Mochberg or even OF Herr seid to secure plausible
preeIt BY which the Berlin arrangcmsnt ccnld ne owe,
come When Herr sei left here he told his frends that
il he remained In Berlin 1t would only be on conaition
that he should position TO which his reputation
and the fact the appeal to him from Berlin on
titled him. Herr Deppe, who was appointed ksppemels
ter before him, the intimate friend And the musician
protege Of the IntendaDt General, who among olner
things arranged for him the siesian musical resuvas
which he has conducted for some time To Herr Deppe
was assigned classical reretory and the conduct Oh
the Philharmonic society Herr Seid II Is known. wnen
be came Berlin insisted having all OF the waxnct
operas tho first OF aud inc Ut
rectorshp OF the Philharmonic society similar claims n
been advanced by Herr Motif bis appointment anus
not having refused the latter declined 70 acccp mo
post 1t is now thought that Herr seids claim met tne
same fate and that the protest Of NeunaDn. whatever
nature may rumped up TO save the noyn.
Opera humiliation OF having Two such eminent to.n
young conductors Herr Motu AMI Herr sedi decuae
Mr. stanton recs ived cable dispatch from Herr seidl
on Wednesday stating that he would not enter on ns
duties Berlin Stanton expressed the opuion enas
Herr seidl would return u New York. but aided snss
nothing would he done In the matter until ne got 10 Dor
lin, for which place lie will start on April ~